80. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. and thank you for watching cbs 5 "early edition." have a great weekend. caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com breaking news. nuclear breach. japanese officials say a reactor core may exposed and raising worries of severe radioactive contamination as scientists try to figure out how to control it. nato takes control over the no-fly zone over libya. as the tran fer of power set to happen president obama finds himself on a hot seat over his handling of the crisis. tower fallout. a sleeping air traffic controller at reagan national airport is suspended as the faa considers big changes after two airliners are force to do land

without any help from the tower. but is this problem more widespread than anyone thought? find out "early" this friday morning, march 25th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning. welcome to "the early show." some breaking news from the fukushi fukushima nuclear plant in japan. the number three reactor has been the source of so many problems since the earthquake and tsunami nearly two weeks ago, now they are talking about a combination that uranium and plutonium could be leaking into the air at this hour. i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. >> the latest on those frightening new develops. official say one of the reactor cores may be exposed to the outside and they have widened the evacuation zone 18 miles around the fukushima plant.

bill whitaker is in tokyo this morning with the very latest and i imagine people are on edge. >> reporter: erica, yesterday, the governor of tokyo told everyone to calm down. today, nuclear officials say the problems at the plant are much worse than they had thought. this crisis remains volatile and as one official told us today, very, very serious. after two weeks, today fears of a troubling new development. nuclear officials suspect the simmering core of the most damaged reactor number three holding 170 tons of nuclear fuel might be leaking radioactive water. currently, there is a high possibility that the third reactor's fuel rods are damaged and that is where we think the radioactive water came from, he said. what triggered alarm radiation burns you sustained by two workers rushed to the hospital yesterday. burns received when they stepped in water with radiation levels 10,000 times higher than

previously detected. the plant is operated by the tokyo electric power company. >> the radiation level in the water were higher than normal and very higher than normal. >> reporter: was it a breach? a crack in the containment vessel? >> we are sorry but we can't tell. but it has -- it is one of the possibilities. >> reporter: but the possibility was great enough that the man in charge of the crisis, captain secretary edano expanded the evacuation zone from 12 to 18 miles around the plant advising people to leave. meanwhile, in addition to bans on milk and spinach and 11 leafy greens grown around the plant long-lasting acting cesium has been found a hundred miles away from tokyo. moments ago, the prime minister apologized to farmers and businesses for the harm caused by this nuclear crisis. erica? >> bill whitaker in tokyo, thanks. we want to get more information now on what could be

happening at this point. a very fluid situation. joining us from washington is nuclear expert james acton. good to have you back bus. when you hear the details we're getting and it sometimes feels like we're not getting the full story, what do you think is actually going on at that troubled plant? >> good morning, erica. the truth is we don't know what is going on at that troubled plant and i think officials are probably being honest when they say they don't know what the cause of this radiation leak is. what i think is significant is this highly radioactive water was found in a building that is actually adjacent, next door to the main reactor building and the concern is that if you're finding highly radioactive water next door to the main reactor building, which is not where it should be, then that leads to grave concern about what is actually going on inside the main reactor building itself. >> you're talking about that water, the water the workers walked through as they were laying cables? >> that's right. that building they were in the turbine building, should have

been isolated from the reactor building itself. and, you know, given the power plants have taken, it's not a huge surprise that the ceiling between the two plants has been breached somehow. but the radioactivity in the water creates the distinct possibility that the core of the reactor vessel itself has now actually been breached. >> talk to us about what happens. what is the worst case scenario? >> well, i think it's worth emphasizing, a, we don't know for certain that the reactor core has been breached but if it has been breached, this creates the possibility of a much larger release of radiation into the environment than we have seen to date. but i think it's still worth emphasizing that the chance of a catastrophic release of radiation on the scale of cher noshl which is very low, even at this point. >> that is very low, but what we have seen the evacuation zone widen. is this something, could it, though, turn into some sort of a

chernobyl in terms of what needs to be done for containment? does the area need to be abandoned perhaps? >> well, what happened at chernobyl was we saw an explosion in the fuel of the reactor itself and that caused radioactive material far and wide around the area. which was part of the reason why it had to be abandoned. now, i think the chances of an explosion at fukushima are very low. is clearly the second worst civilian nuclear accident in history. and it's caused huge displacement to the people in the region and there are a chance of long-term consequences to health and the environment. i don't want to play down the consequences of this, but the chances of evacuating a huge zone permanently at chernobyl are still slim. >> we appreciate you following it and appreciate your time this morning. thanks. >> thank you. now to the latest on the battle for libya. in a major shift, nato will take the lead role in enforcing the no-fly zone according to

secretary of state hillary clinton. the latest air attacks overnight struck gadhafi forces outside the rebel held city of ajdabiya and they held a mass burial of what it calls civilian victims of western air strikes and representatives from the gadhafi regime are due to have a meeting today on the crisis. let's begin our coverage with chip reid. >> reporter: good morning, chris. secretary of state clinton made the announcement last night after a week of tough negotiations with nato allies. >> we have agreed, along with our nato allies, to transition, command, and control for the no-fly zone over libya to nato. >> reporter: now the problem here is that in enforcing the no-fly zone is the easier half of the military operation, the harder part is protecting civilians and that involves bombing moammar gadhafi tanks and other ground forces and that, for now, is still under the control of the united states.

the u.s. officials had hoped last night that nato would vote to turn the entire operation over to nato, but they did not. hillary clinton hopes to nail that down when she goes to london next week to negotiate again with nato allies but i tell you even after control is turned over to nato, u.s. pilots will still be deeply involved flying everything from surveillance missions to combat missions. chris? >> cbs' chip reid at the white house for us, thank you. also in washington this morning is cbs news political analyst john dickerson. good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> the president getting a lot of criticism from both sides of the aisle for not consulting more with congress on this and waiting for the handover to nato right now. does that criticism get brushed back a little with this handover? >> members of both parties in congress like to be brought in on these decisions, so part of this is just they are angry they have been left out in the cold. also this idea that this was an open-ended unclear mission to the extent the president can now say, look, the handover is happening that does allow him to push back. he can say, look, we saw

humanitarian crisis and massacre about to happen here. . our role was kick down the door and let the others do the job and that is what appears to be happening. >> what is going to be the reaction today? as we heard in chip's piece a second ago it sounded as -- it's not a total handover. still plenty of u.s. involvement here. >> and that is a problem for the white house. if it looks like they are trying to spin this and make it look like a discrete, clean operation, now the u.s. can sort of step to the background, if that conflicts with reality or what the other allies involved in this say, then it becomes another problem where the white house doesn't seem to be having a clear message for the public. >> let me ask you about just that. the message. that is something that there has been tremendous criticism about from the fact that the u.s. didn't act quickly enough, some said that acting without congress' full approval was a big problem. what do they we think about the message and how the white house has conveyed their message? >> well, the white house wanted to look like it was not taking the lead role here and that was not another american intervention into this region. and so it wanted to stay a little bit in the background.

of course, that is a problem when it's u.s. missiles that are doing the door knocking down phase of this. so that added to the problem here which was that the communication wasn't very clear. there are two goals. an existing u.s. strategy which was to try and pressure gadhafi to leave office. that was a nonmilitary strategy. then they inserted the second goal which was an emergency military strategy to deal with the potential massacre. they now want to say, okay, that is over, we're going to go back to this previous strategy, nonmilitary. we'll just see if that is even possible. >> your thoughts on how they -- typically, when the u.s. gets involved in military operations like this a prime time address and granted the president was on foreign trip at the time. but there has been quite a bit of criticism the goals of this plan have not been clearly laid out. your thoughts on that? >> well, part of the problem here is, again, trying to stay in the background and let others take the lead. and with that being the case, prime time address or canceling the president's trip would have really hung a lamp on this and

made it look like this is a u.s. operation. and so in order not to do that, it's caused the situation in which the goals have seemed unclear. also, this was quite fast-moving. we had the president talking about priting pressure gadhafi out and then, all of a sudden, there was military action taking place. the speed of all of that is also what has contributed to the message problem here. >> fine question before we let you go. what do you make of the fact that secretary clinton made the announcement as opposed to the commander in chief last night? >> white house officials say this was the announcement before the announcement. they are trying to push this idea that, look, the first phase is over. the u.s. is going to go into a supportive role now and they wanted to get that message out as fas as possible. as chip mentioned in his piece all of the details are not worked out. they want to let the details get worked out, then it will be a time for the president to speak but they say we should be hearing from the president soon. >> john dickerson for us in washington, thanks. good talking with you, as always. >> thanks, chris. we do want to check in now with jeff glor who is here with a check of the the other stories

we are following on this friday morning. good morning, everyone. this could ab crucial day in yemen. their embattled president addressed supporters in the capital sanaa today. saleh they are calling for his resignation. he has refused. they are calling today the friday of departure. last friday, security forces opened fire on determine straightors killing 40. a air traffic control admits he was asleep on the job. nancy cordes has more from the airport this morning. nancy, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. that controller won't be be working in this tower for a while as the investigation unfolds and now the faa is re-examining its staffing at other airports around the country where there is only one controller working on the overnight shift shift. a preliminary investigation shows the reagan controller went

radio silent for 33 minutes. the faa has now suspended him from his job. >> a professional pilot for more than 25 years, i am outraged by this and we have an investigation and we will get to the bottom of this. i want to know why it happened. >> reporter: the controller admitted he fell asleep sometime after 11:55 p.m. at 12:04 american airlines jet couldn't reach him and forced to abort its approach and reaching to a regional controller 40 miles away who tried to call the tower. >> reporter: the american pilots had to land essentially unassisted. so did a united flight 15 minutes later, which was able to reach the tower once it was on the ground. reagan national which has light overnight traffic, has had just

one controller on the midnight shift since 2002. after wednesday's incident, they have added a second. the suspended controller had been working his forth consecutive overnight shift. he's been given a routine drug test. >> safety was never compromised but, that said, this should have never happened. >> reporter: still, the incident is sure to reopen the debate about fatigue in the airline industry. >> you really trust the air traffic control and you really trust that those guys are paying attention and awake. >> reporter: there are about 30 airports around the country that, like reagan, have just one controller working overnight. unlike reagan, many are very small airports, like this airport, they have very light overnight traffic. jeff? >> nancy cordes, thank you. a new census bureau reports shows big changes in america's population. the number of hispanics is up sharply. 1 in 6 adults and 1 in 4 children are now hispanic after 43% rise in ten years asian

compromise 5% of the population and african-americans population of north carolina grew 18%. georgia 26%. and florida 28%. wildfires are keeping thousands of people in colorado away from their homes this morning. wind-driven fires burning west of denver near golden and southeast near franktown. the franktown fire has blackened 2 and a half square miles and forcing the evacuation of 8,500 people this morning. 15 minutes past the hour. back over to erica and chris. >> jeff, thanks. fires in colorado. then in california, marysol castro is here with the weather. it's actually rain is the big issue. >> terrible rain. good morning. powerful storm in northern california brought flooding rains. there is a two-foot wall of rain coming down the hills of capatola and caused mudslides and rock slides and cut off a 40-mile stretch of the pacific coast highway.

associated with the flooding rain is winds. 40 to 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts. there is santa clara county, california, ripping down trees and causing many power outages. the rain continues today. we look at the maps and show you that the rain continues up and down the coast. quarter inch of rain in los angeles and portland. we continue with the winds. 10 to 30-mile-per-hour wind gusts. higher elevations of course, we are talking about snow. there is 2 to 5 inches of snow continued in reno. in the northeast, very sunny. also very cold. feels a lot like winter this morning. you can see the jet stream has dipped all the way down. it's in the thirty in pittsburgh and 30s in watertown and 30s in portland. the good news is that by the end of the weekend just in time to go back to work, temperatures that's a look at the weather across the nation. now here's a look at what's going on,,,,

thanks so much. that is your latest weather. now to erica and chris. bundle up this weekend. i'm sorry. >> bundle up this weekend. that's all right. something on the horizon, we'll take it. >> by hope. still to come on "the early show" this morning, astronaut mark kelly speaks about his upcoming mission and how he is optimistic his wife congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be there for his shuttle launch. if you're thinking about investing in a new ipad and have your eye on the ipad2 you may want to hold off. one of the many products being affected by the tragedies in japan. a full wrap up of that coming up here on "the early show." nobody in my family ever had a heart attack.

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more flooding worries around the oday,... one trouble and good morning, everyone. 7:25 is the time. i'm frank mallicoat. >> flooding worries around the bay area today. one trouble spot along alhambra creek in martinez. the beaver dam in the creek washed away. people using sandbags to protect their homes. a wall of water swept into homes and businesses at capitola after some heavy rainfall overwhelmed the culvert at a mobile home park. that park remains evacuated this morning. and governor brown says there will be more tough decisions ahead. yesterday he signed a series of bills to cut more than $11 billion in spending. community college students will pay $10 more per unit next year. california's two public

university systems will lose more than $1 billion in these latest cuts. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us.

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street slow to somersville and delays into the pittsburg area. if you are traveling along the mill valley area along mill valley, here's a live look. not too bad friday light despite wet weather. elsewhere, if you are working your way along the san mateo bridge bridge, traffic light, 13 minutes between 880 and 101. metering lights are off, no delays at the toll plaza. lawrence has the forecast. >> we have more showers showing up around the bay area some of those heavy downpours showing up in spots. you can see into parts of the east bay we have some heavy downpours now as you make your way into the pleasanton area. kind of a break there but just north we have some showers and into dublin more rain on the way. and it's going to be on and off throughout the day today. so plan on some scattered showers continuing even into the afternoon hours. then another storm moves in late tonight into saturday to keep the rain going. showers likely on sunday. drying out as we head into the middle of next week.

welcome back to "the early show" here on a friday morning. bottom of the hour. chris wragge along with erica hill here in new york, central park is getting green. >> looks beautiful out there. >> cold, but getting green. we're halfway home! >> one step in the right direction. >> hi, everybody. welcome back. coming up the strongest sign yet that congresswoman gabrielle giffords is roverg very well to the gunshot wound to the head. >> her husband mark kelly says a good chance she will be able to go from houston to florida to watch hip take off in the "endeavour" next monday. we will hear from him coming up and speak with a retired astronaut who nose both of them

well and gave us insight what this must be like for mark kelly at this point as he prepares for that mission and dealing with his wife who is working on her recovery back here on earth. >> i can't imagine the focus. the man has tremendous focus to begin with but to deal with both of these is incredible. hoere is jeff glor with headlines. >> a possible core breach at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant in japan. the reactor is number three which suffered an explosion on march 14th, strong enough on severely damage its outer containment building. pthat rocket oar holds 170 tons of radioactive fuel in its core. two workers waded into water and suffered severe skin burns.

as arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords recovers from her gunshot wound her husband says she may be read to take a big step, one that would help her watch him go back into orbit. cbs news correspondent don teague has the story. >> reporter: when astronaut mark kelly blasts into space on his final shuttle mission, as commander of the space shuttle "endeavour" next month his wife congresswoman gabrielle giffords may very well watch the launch in person if. >> i've said on a few occasions i'd like her to attend the launch and i think a pretty good chance that is going to happen. just awaiting final approval from her doctors. >> reporter: for now giffords in a houston rehabilitation center recovering from a gunshot wound to the head suffered during last last january's assassination attempt. kelly spoke at a nasa press conference thursday with fellow crew members. he wouldn't take specific questions about his wife, but says she is getting better every day. >> she is improving every day

and in the realm of brain injuries, that is very significant and pretty rare. she is starting to process some of the tragedy that we all went through in january, she's going through right as we speak. >> reporter: kelly took three weeks off from training for the april 19th mission after the shooting. but says he and his crew are focused and ready for "endeavour's" final flight. >> you know, it's my fourth flight, so i'm spending as much time as i would focused on the mission as if this never even happened to my wife. >> reporter: still, those flying with him say the tucson tragedy took an emotional toll. >> there was a period of time we were healing as a crew and trying to understand how we were going to deal with it on a personal level. and so, no, that was not normal, and it's still not totally normal. >> reporter: kelly says it's always difficult being separated from family members during a mission, but sources say he will have several video chats and phone calls with giffords from the international space station,

keeping close watch on his wife and her remarkable recovery, even from space. don teague, cbs news, dallas. any astronaut separation from his or her family is difficult. mark kelly faces an even tougher challenge. retired astronaut dr. jerry linenger spent 132 days on a single mission in space. good to have you with us this morning. >> thank you. >> there is so much talk. we just heard that commander kelly does plan to have video chats and in contact with his wife while he is up in space. but this can be a really tough go now. the beauty of communication is you can get a lot of news from the ground. when you were up there, you chose not to. how do you make that decision as an astronaut? >> i was pretty much on a russian space station and broken down communication. actually my wife, we just had a newborn going into the mission and then she was pregnant again and the big drama was whether i'd make it back five months down the line for our delivery of our second child. and so what you do you talk it

through. you focus on what you're doing. you're part of something that is moving mankind forward, i think, is the thought that astronauts have, that this is greater than me, it's worth my life, and it's, you know, worth the sacrifice i have to make. you compartmentalize it away and you focus and mark is an expert at that. >> mark says he is focusing on as if his wife is not recovering from a graduate wound unshot wo head. we heard from the pilot of "endeavour" who said, yeah, it's affected all of us and we're all thinking about it. >> we are all human beings. we relate to human beings. and astronaut is no different and why, i think, man space program is such an incredible thing because we're able to come back and talk about our experiences. but mark is an old naval aviator and my background. used to carry aircraft carriers dark at night and flying on an aircraft carrier, you learn quickly have to focus no matter what is going on in your life. you push it away and get the job done.

launching in a rocket is exactly the same thing. six or seven minutes of chaos going into space. you block everything away. you focus and do your job and you're part of a great team and you're moving mankind forward and everything just has to get pushed aside for a bit. >> there has been some criticism over his decision to continue with this mission. do you understand some of that criticism? >> i understand it. i leave my pregnant wife behind, you know? >> i imagine you took a little heat for that! >> i definitely did! and to do list was huge and every woman in america was what is that guy doing? your life circumstance change. my wife and i made the decision to do this russian thing two years in russia and learning the language and going up on a broken down space station and being separated but we made that decision before we had children and thine out she is pregnant and have a newborn and she is pregnant again. she know when she married mark and she has her job. she does important things in congress and dedicated to what she does and mark is dead kited

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♪ in this morning's "moneywatch" the growing economic ripple effect from the disaster in japan. on monday, toyota plans to resume production of hybrid vehicles at 2 of 18 assembly plants but it's affecting other products and could make your smartphone and other items more expense. rebecca jarvis is here with more on this. we talk about the ripple effects of this disaster. where are we seeing it now as far as two weeks later, where is the most impact? >> well, there is a huge impact on the automakers but there is also a huge impact on the people who make parts that go into cars and let me explain what that means.

first of all, you have production that came to a halt, as you said, at places like toyota and honda and nissan and subaru at plants in japan. you also had production come to a halt at the people -- the manufacturers of supplies that go into cars. and those go into cars like ford, for example, like general motors, for example, like chevrolet, for example. so there is an impact also on the cars being manufactured here in the united states, because for some supplies, they source those supplies from japan. >> let's talk prices. they going up? i. it may be an impact on prices. at this point, dealerships are the ones that hold the keys to whether or not prices go up. i've been talking to dealerships throughout the country that say for particular models of cars, you could see prices increase. for example, the toyota prius which is running in relatively short supply in this country right now. prices could go up there according to the dealerships i've been talking to. the subaru forester is only manufactured in japan the nissan rogue and honda fit.

only cars manufactured in japan and, as a result, the supplies are running tight here in the u.s. and you could see dealerships raise prices as a result. >> like we talked about, toyota opening two of their 18 plants but honda keeping their plants closed until april 3rd so holding on a little bit longer. what can consumers who want to buy a car what can they do to avoid to overpay for the cars now? >> you have to do your homework, obviously. just as you would do your homework at any normal time when you're buying a car you have to do it in particular now. a wonderful resource edmunds.com. another other web sides from yahoo! hand truecar, "consumer reports." all have resources for you right now. you may need to decide on a different color of a car. ford, right now, they have had to cancel orders on tuxedo black cars because the pigment that goes into tuxedo black is coming from japan and in short supply. they are saying no more orders on these cars. >> boy, you talk about a ripple effect. >> yeah. >> really amazing.

let's get off cars for a second. >> yeah. >> see in the distance there the old apple store. what about the ipad? >> the parts that good into the ipad from the touch screen to the chips are coming from japan and, as a result, they are in short supply as are these. >> cbs' rebecca jarvis, thank you. a final farewell coming up next to elizabeth taylor. tell you why her funeral started a bit late but it was at her request. this is "the early show" on cbs. . be right back. on the line. and when they rely on a battery, there are firefighters everywhere who trust duracell. and now you can join with duracell to help. just buy specially-marked packs & duracell will make a battery donation to local volunteers. these days don't we all need someone to trust...? duracell. trusted everywhere.

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scheduled as she, quote, even wanted to be late for her own funeral. during the one-hour service, actor colin farrell, taylor's close friend, did a poetry reading. >> just i think an outpouring of love and affection for this woman who moved so many people. >> reporter: elizabeth taylor is now in good company. forest lawn is the final resting place of fellow screen legends jean harlow and clark gable. cles than two years ago, taylor attended services at the same tell tear for her once close friend michael jackson. her crypt is now near his, inside this building known as the great maus see up. >> would you say, literally, is it something you had come to? >> reporter: while it has been decades since the actress was a major on-screen attraction, her passing has renewed interest in all things liz. on amazon.com, seven of taylor's movies became top 100 best-sellers in the past two days. and then there's this. a portrait of the late actress painted by andy warhol is going up for auction in new york in may. it is now expected to fetch as

much as $30 million. actor hugh grant sold a similar portrait of taylor in 2007, for $23.6 million. >> there's a lot of nostalgia that's generated by this. a lot of interest in her romances, her jewels. and certainly the movies that she made. >> reporter: while thursday's service was mainly for taylor's family, a public memorial is being planned. befitting a life lived in front of the cameras. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> and there's still so much interest, renewed -- i mean there's always interest in liz taylor. but you talk about this renewed interest. ben touched on it a little bit. you know, things for sale on ebay, searches for liz taylor have just skyrocketed. products with liz taylor have skyrock skyrocketed. so, you know, if you need a fix you can find it online. >> you can only imagine what the turnout for that public service is going to be like. >> enormous. >> we'll be right back. this is "the early show" here on cbs. stay with us. the cream disappears but your wrinkles don't.

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good morning. the commute has quieted down. not as bad as a few minutes ago, southbound 13 at broadway terrace, this accident is blocking lanes. looks like traffic is actually only slow on 24 as you work your way towards the maze. stalled vehicle at the bay bridge near treasure island. south bay not too bad. friday light. northbound 280 good through downtown san jose no delays on 101. and if you are planning on heading out of town using 152 westbound lanes are blocked past dinosaur point due to a fatal accident. here's lawrence with the forecast. >> we have scattered showers around the bay area right now gianna and they are going to continue on and off throughout the day, folks. if you are heading out, you may see sunny breaks and here come wandering cells overhead with brief heavy downpours and we have one in richmond. that cell is moving through. we'll see that on andof throughout the day today all around the bay area so showers continuing today and then it looks like another storm moves in late tonight and into saturday. so that means a wet start to the weekend. but that should taper off to showers as we head in towards sunday. here's the good news.

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welcome back to wack back to "the early show" this friday morning. lady liberty. looks like she's ready to welcome in spring where are we all are as well. hope it's beautiful where you are this morning. i'm erica hill along with chris wragge. people feel like the government tadz enough of my money. how about if we told you they wanted to give you a little back? >> it turns out the irs is sitting on $1.1 billion in unclaimed tax refunds, so if you are one of the millions of americans, we'll tell you what you can do right now to get that money. if you don't ask for it by the 18th of this month, the government gets to keep it. >> you don't want that to happen. >> we'll get you all that. first, let's go to jeff glor at

the news desk for a economic of the headlines. i'm totally vecl emt this morning. >> in japan what could be a major setback in efforts to control that crippled nuclear power plant. the possibility of a breach or rupture in the nuclear core of one reactor. bill whittaker is in tokyo this morning. bill, good morning to you. >> jeff, workers and engineers have been trying to wrestle control of this nuclear plant for two weeks now. now this troubling new development. workers, or officials, believe that the simmering nuclear core of reactor number three could be leaking radioactive water. now, workers have been flooding those reactors with cool ocean water trying to reduce the temperature of those hot fuel rods, and now they fear that a breach, or a crack of some sort, might be allowing that water to flow back out now contaminated

with the activity. we don't know whether p -- what might have caused it. what caused all the alarm were some injuries sustained by two workers who were rushed to the hospital yesterday. they got radioactive burns when they stepped in water. water found to have levels of radioactivity 10,000 times higher than anything detected before, so that's what's got everyone concerned here. tonight the prime minister apologized to the nation for the harm caused by this crisis, a crisis he calls grave and serious. jeff. >> another part of this crisis, how much concern is there in tokyo this morning over the water supply? i know the contamination levels were up earlier in the week, and then they went down, right? >> well, it's like a seesaw here. as you know, just in the beginning vegetables and milk that were produced right around the plant were found to have high levels of radioactivity and

then was found to have low levels of radioactivity here in the water in tokyo, levels high enough to be of concern, if it was fed to babies, and so the city told them not to feed water to the babies, and then the next day they came out and said everything was okay. >> bill whitaker in tokyo, thank you so much. a big push -- there's a no-fly zone over libya. this morning british jets flying out of italy took part in the libyan operation. the u.s., though, will continue to lead the attacks on libyan ground troops and air defenses. in gemmen long-time president spoke to thousands of supporters today. he says he wants to leave power peacefully, but he doesn't trust the opposition, whom he labelled drug dealers. witnesses say yemeni soldiers fired into the air to prevent the president's supporters from reaching anti-deposit protesters

who also jammed the capital. for the past month there have been calls for the president's immediate resignation. some chemicals used in common household products are now being linked to early menopause. researchers at the university of west virginia studied 26,000 women between the ages of 18 and 64. women with high levels of the chemical pfcs in their bodies experienced menopause earlier than women with low levels. they can be found in plastic food containers and toys and in teflon for nonstick cook wear. big changes inside the oxford-english dictionary. they have added texting terms like omg, short for oh my god, and for the first time ever a graphic has been included in the oxford english dikdzary. the sim balfour heart, meaning love. use the less than sign followed by the number three. also making it into the dikdzary this year, lol, bff, and domestic goddess. finally, this morning america has a new middle. the census bureau says that

plato, missouri, is now the geographical population center of the united states. that city is shifting -- or the center is shifting south and west as the population shifts south and west. guys. >> jeff, ttyl. >> you know what else, how about this? the five-second rule like when you drop food on the floor. now it's in the dictionary. it must be true. >> we stretch it to, like, 30 seconds, as of mother of three boys. >> waste not, want not. >> i'll show you what is in store for you today and this weekend.

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in this mornins h in this morning's health watch it is week five of it is erica hill experiment. just one week left now to find out if doing the right thing every day or at least as often as i can really pays off. here's what i have learned so far. it is definitely not nearly as easy as i thought it would be. >> good morning. >> we're often told making habits to be routine takes about a month. >> what a gentleman. >> i spent the past five weeks following much of the advise

into my average day, and i found it not so easy to get it all in. >> i'm still having a hard time fitting everything in. i would be lying if i -- >> there's room for improvement. >> clinical and nutritional psychologist amanda bateman is one of three health experts that are helping me get the recommended doses recommended by the government and a restful eight hours of sleep each night and 30 minutes exercise. >> i have been really conscious about trying to get to bed earlier and also trying to get a better quality sleep. >> gorgeous day dawning here. >> i don't think erica is probably going to be getting eight hours of sleep. we're working with what we have, so improving the quality of the sleep is really the focus. >> it's difficult to get more hours based on the reality of her life. my baby still doesn't sleep through the night. ♪ happy birthday >> he soon will, we hope. we celebrated his first birthday on wednesday. >> i would love to get more sleep eventually, and there's a

part of me too, even though it's rough and i don't get as much sleep, i'm trying to take advantage of the fact that he actually wants to be with his mother right now, because if n a few years he won't talk to me. >> when i began this experiment, my energy would plummet by noon, and then i started to monitor and modify my diet wrshs. >> i think eating certain foods, like making sure i have oatmeal in the morning, a banana right before i go to the workout, maybe even eating the yolk of the egg, who knows, has helped me to sustain that energy throughout the day. >> my first workout left me breathless. >> make sure you're breathing for me. >> i wondered how i could squeeze a new fitness routine into my already jam packed life. >> and then personal trainer sydney wilson showed me i could work out just about anywhere. i learned some exercise that is would help me breathe a little easier. >> if i could get to yoga twice a week, i feel like that would be a huge improvement. not just from an exercise stand pointed, but a mental health standpoint. getting my fitness and diet

requirements into the average day often leads me time for little else, including much needed time with friends. >> i'm trying to get my exercise in, but maybe also get in some me time. >> how many times around? >> my very good friend, jamie and i, this week decided we were going to go running. >> it was a kind of healthy lifestyle multi-tasking that proved to be exactly what i need. >> so i want to bring up now the erica hill experiment leaderboard to see how well i did in week five. remember, here are my goals. sleeping six to eight hours each night. yeah, right. eating nine servings of vegetables a day. getting 30 minutes of exercise every day. if you have been following along, you know that i'm pretty much where i've been for the last three weeks. sleep, maybe a lost cause at the moment, but diet and exercise are definitely right on target. we want to take a closer look now at how far i've come, what i still need to do. dr. amanda bateman is here, and good to have you back with us.

we should point out you've been doing double duty with me because you're a nutritional and also a clinical psychologist. >> correct. >> you're helping me work on a lot of different things, even just in the scheduling of my life, and i like that you're realistic, knowing that i'm not going to get eight hours of sleep a night. i need better sleep, but sleep is not my biggest challenge. it's my schedule. >> right. right. >> you've been talking to me about balance, which i always feel like is sort of tough. there can be. >> well, balance is the key to optimal mental health, and it's really the ability to multi-task and to combine all of the different aspects of your life that are important to you, like hanging out with friends, being with family, eating healthy, cooking healthy, and, you know, being able to do those things altogether, so you did that very well with taking a run with jamie or riding your bike with your family. that kind of thing is what you want to do in order to create balance. >> which is great to hear because sometimes i think multi-tasking gets a bad name. it's that you're trying to do too much at once, but in this case it's really beneficial. >> it's combining. it's -- yeah, it's trying to

be -- what are the things that are important to me? how can i make that happen in the course of the day? >> i'm working on that. you also, i know, pointed out over the last few weeks that we've been working together, pointing out my sort of need or attempt at attaining this perfectionist image in a lot of different ways, which really is kind of setting yourself up for failure, isn't it? >> absolutely. it's all about reasonable expectings. i hope you've gotten that from our conversation. >> i definitely have. one of the things i know that you focus on is language can be really important in overcoming this need to be a perfectionist. >> yes. >> what are some of the -- give me some examples of that language that we can change. >> well, i like to make the distinction between absolute need to have something versus the preference to have it. even in the way that i say that it's a more relaxed approach, so the absolute needs wore are i have to, i must, i should, i ought, versus it is my preference to, my goal is to, i would like to. so dog mattic demand words are such demands that things have to be done in a certain way usually

a perfect way. that results in kind of hand ringing, and i can't do this. >> it makes -- you made the comparison to me that this is what a lot of people do with the diet. i have to eat this. i fall off the wagon once, and i'm done, and even with scheduling and exercise, i've noticed it's the same thing. when i change that thinking, i end up having a better outcome. >> absolutely. if you say to yourself, i am going to move towards this goal versus, oh, my god, i have to do this perfectly,ates very different feeling. >> it's kind of nice to be a little more realistic about things. >> fantastic. >> it's great. as we move forward, we have one week left. what are some of the things that maybe i still need to work on in that last week or that need more focus? >> i think that -- ewe done a great job so far really. i've been very impressed. a little more time to yourself. remember that, you know, taking the oxygen mask first is very important, and make this distinction between what is selfish versus what is self-preserving. when you're taking care of

yourself, you're in a better positives to care for others. >> great tips. i would like to incorporate them as i head into week six. >> fantastic. you're working towards that. >> good graet to have you here. to track my progress or to chart your own, so many of you have been so encouraging on this. i know you're working on your own experiments at home, which we love. so draw a little inspiration, if you will, tips from our experts. you can find them all at earlyshow.cbs news.com. just ahead, the government may owe you money. there is more than $1 billion out there. some of it could have your name on it. the clock is ticking. we're going to help you find out if any of it should be headed your way. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. cbs health watch sponsored by dove visiblecare. visibly more beautiful skin from a body wash. to try new dove e creme body wash with nutrium moisture. after 1 week we took their close-ups. when they saw how much more beautiful their skin looked they had only one question... ♪ new dove visible care creme body wash.

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as millions of americans prepare to file their taxes, there's finally some good news from the federal government. the irs says it's sitting on more than $1 billion in unclaimed tax refunds from back

in 2007. some of that money could be yours. aol consumer adviser regg a lewis is here to tell you how you can claim that money. good morning. >> look at that face on you. >> it's nice. this is a lot of money. $1.1 billion and this affects an estimated 1.1 million people. >> yeah. >> do the numbers. it's a pretty good sum of money for those people. >> in fact we talked to the irs about the numbers, and for half the people they expect them to get $640 or more. so not chump change. >> so why wouldn't these people have filed back in 2007? >> you know, there's a lot of reasons people don't file. the irs cites a couple. one, if you made less than $9,000. you don't have to. they told you don't worry about it. doesn't mean you shouldn't. and that's the reason the funds are there. number two, maybe you didn't know to take advantage of the stimulus package that was offered in 2007. and number three, maybe you're a small business, you pay quarterly and you think, quote unquote, i'm all squared away with the government and so you don't do the annual version. >> might not be the case. 2007, it does seem like ages ago. any reason why it takes so long

to figure this out? >> the law -- three-year increments. they do this every year, backtracking three years and then after that it is the property of the u.s. treasury. so to your point, you've got a window here and then it's game over. >> for these people who did not file back in '07, what steps can they take now to see if any of this money could be theirs? >> first you need the 2007 form. so in order to rewind the clock, you can go to irs.gov, the forms are right there. in terms of preparing their taxes, a lot of people use turbotax. you will see, do you want to buy the 2007 preparation software, the 2008. the 2009. it's not their selling old models at a discount, it's there because people are doing retro active taxes. >> you've got until the 18th. >> that's a hard and fast rule. number two is you've got to have the w-2s. i think that's the hardest part. you might have to call your employer, logon to on old website, what was that password again? you have to have the paperwork. >> for the folks at home, this is $1.1 billion.

>> yeah. >> over 1 million people are affected by this. if you don't make your claim by the 18th of april, what happens to all that money? >> it goes to the u.s. treasury and it is theirs forever. i don't know about you, but i don't know too many other ways to make $640. >> that's a lot of money. the average is $640 something dollars for those 1 million plus people. you also, though, have to be up to date on your 2008 and 2009 taxes. >> sure. they're not doing this for no reason. they are doing this to help get people back on track. so if you do go to claim your 2007 funds they're going to say, are we squared away for 2008, 2009? first they'll reconcile amounts acordingly. >> how about for people saying i don't want to be involved with this, i've got so much to already deal with with my taxes for this year, for 2010, rather, anything that they can? >> understandably. i think you almost have to treat it like a second job and just get in the zone. a lot of the legwork has to do with, how do i find my w-2s? once you know how to find the one for 2010, you know how to find the one for 2009, 2008, and

2007. so it is kind of getting your game face on, cracking the code. the irs does want to be helpful for this. they're going to be open tomorrow from 9:00 to,,,,,,,,

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now, i just need to curb the shoe shopping. ♪ cleaning up to do today in capitola. flood waters splashed in n good morning, everyone. it's 8:25. time for some news headlines. i'm frank mallicoat. there is a lot of cleaning up do in capitola today. a two-foot wall of high water rushed into downtown. at least two dozen businesses were home as well as a number of homes there. a mobile home park remains evacuated today. quite a mess. wet weather caused a new rockslide along highway 1 at big sur. the pile of rocks is near the lime kiln creek bridge about 40 miles from another mud slide last week. and now all the residents in between those mud slides are trapped. and people cannot get out or get in. tough times there. and at scotts valley in santa cruz county a tree 100 feet tall five feet wide fell

on a house. the santa cruz county sheriff says one person was inside at the time but was not injured. neighbors called 911 after they heard a snapping noise and a woman screaming. traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,

good morning a new accident along 880 in the south bay. northbound 880 just past stevens creek. the center lane is blocked. there are delays so give

yourself some extra time. other than that the south bay is fairly quiet. you can see our green here on 280 not too bad. delays on the guadalupe parkway and 237 westbound to 880 in milpitas. elsewhere in san francisco sluggish in and out of san francisco mostly on 101. 3rd street traffic is fine, drying out a little there. also if you are working your way towards the bay bridge, no metering lights, no delays. lawrence has the forecast. >> gianna we have more scattered showers around the bay area today. but it is more hit and miss than yesterday with those widely spread rainfall scattered showers. they are continuing, pockets of moderate amounts of rainfall so be careful. you could see brief heavy downpours but things will be on and off throughout the day today so not a total washout for today. showers today but overnight tonight we are going to see rain returning to the bay area. and it will be continuing right into saturday. showers continuing into sunday.

after that, though, high pressure starts to build in. temperatures going to dry out as we head to the middle of the week. ,,,,,,

there it >> there it is. the city is so nice. the city that was so nice -- >> they named is twice. >> we are thrilled to have this next guest.

guess who is here. nurse jackie. she is back, and she's with us this morning. we'll talk about the new season of her showtime series that is immensely popular right now, and it's highlighted by more pills, more lies, and more denial. kind of like this show. >> what? >> i am kidding. i'm just kidding. >> it's friday. >> believe it or not, she's going on broadway now too. like the woman isn't doing enough. all these emmys. we're going it talk to her about all that coming up. >> looking forward to that. also, we should point out that the entire city has been admiring edie falco's shoes right now. we are doing a segment on women and shoes. they're gorgeous, yet like most gorgeous footwear, they may be tough to walk in. we're going to take a look at finding you the best footwear that not only won't blow your budget or kill your feet. we're going to help you learn where to find them all. the best shoe-shopping website.

you need a good return policy. >> get some good footwear. can you jump into your garden. >> heels and gardening. they go together like -- nothing else. william moss, master gardener, is here to answer some of the questions you've been asking. how far down are you supposed to plant seeds? do you know? >> forget it. a green thumb, i do not have. >> my wife would know. my mother-in-law would know. >> i have been known to kill cacti. >> he'll answer that. how far down do the seeds go, and other questions also this morning. also, we'll find out what shoes he is wearing. >> marysol castro, wearing gorgeous shoes as always. it's not about the shoes with her. >> i tend to wear shoes made to fit women with four toes. i'm always squeezing these feet into inappropriate shoes. >> an issue we didn't know. >> things you learn every day. let's take a look at the high temperatures for today.

>> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to chris. >> marysol, thank you very much. this monday night on showtime "nurse jackie" is back for its third season, far starring the one and only edi falco. she's entangled in a web of lies both at work and at home. >> can i ask you a question, jackie, why do you need a p.o. box? no. forget it. not going to believe a word. it doesn't matter. >> it doesn't matter. you know why? because i keep the house stocked. that's my job. because you can't manage money. by the way, what message are we sending? i'm sorry. you're just not quite as important. we have money for her tutu igs, but not yours. it's tuition, kevin. you find it. i should never have had to beg. for god's sake, i shouldn't have had to sneak around. she is your daughter. >> and look who is with us this morning. edie falco, good morning. >> good morning. >> what is it with you and the pills and the -- >> always yelling and screaming. >> the yelling and the

screaming. >> type casting. >> are you ready for the third season of this? >> i did it. are you ready for it? >> i'm ready for it. congratulations, first of all, on the success of the show. it's a comedy, believe it or not. watching that soundbyte right there, you wouldn't think it's the funniest thing on the face of the earth. stoo people laugh at all kinds of things. >> but what did you think when you first started? did you think it would take off? >> i never know. you know, i never know. i just go according to what i find interesting, and when i read this, i thought, oh, she's fun. she gets to have short hair, so, you know, signed up on the spot. i never know if it's going to, you know, tickle the fancy of other people if it does mine, but i have been very lucky. >> i'll say. we'll talk about the awards in a couple of seconds. season three. i guess the big question fans want to know is have you hit rock bottom. is it going to get better for you? >> wouldn't you want to watch and find out? >> to totally answer the question. give me a round-about. >> she's -- she's capable of handling a lot of rough stuff,

so i think perhaps she still has some more to go. >> yeah. i mean, is there a kind of -- is there a delicate balance of having have you serious issues that you talked about with daekz and things like that, but this is a comedy as well, so you want to keep it funny and try to find that balance and that mix of not making fun of something that is very serious. >> that's right. that's right. luckily, i have the writers basically handling most of that stuff. >> you blame them. >> that's exactly right. i take no responsibility for anything that comes out of my mouth. sometimes the most serious stuff -- we work in an emergency room, which is pretty serious stuff too, and i think one of the best ways of handling that is through humor. underneath is very serious stuff. >> i have seen you quoted as saying you're not that funny a person. you strike me as pretty funny. >> i didn't think i was. i've never been hired to be funny, so i assumed i wasn't. i don't know. >> sitting at the emmys, and all of a sudden outstanding actress in a comedy series comes up, and all of a sudden, boom, your name is read. >> i was -- i had -- i was -- i had forgotten i was in the category because i was so convinced that i wasn't going to

win. absolutely -- i'm so rarely genuinely shocked, though i behave as such many times. in fact, it totally, totally surprised me. >> you're the first woman to win in the comedy category for lead actress and in drama you won three playing carmella for the "sopranos". what is the race for five? you want -- >> i don't know. i don't know. >> you want to fill that mantle? >> i just go where they tell me to go. >> did this one surprise you, though? this fourth one, because, like we said -- >> absolutely. completely shocking. especially i'm such a fan of the other women who are in the category. i cracked up at them for years. yeah, absolutely shocking. >> yeah. as a person who was born and raised in the state of new jersey, have i to ask this question. >> go on. >> having been on the "sopranos" for so many years, can you talk about your lot of for the garden state? >> you know, they could have dropped me in staten island. i didn't know where i was. they drove the van. i got out, did my scenes and went home. no, it's lovely. >> i'm kidding. any chance of a "sopranos" movie

maybe? >> i'm always the last to know. it's ooshlgly my mother that calls and says, oh, you guys are doing a movie. i haven't heard a thing. i mean, i -- you know, it could go either way. >> how are the kids? >> they're fan tossically great. they're what's going on, to be honest with you. >> good to see you. >> good to be here. >> good luck with season three. season three of "nurse jackie" premeerz monday night at 10:00, 9:00 central on showtime. i'm want sure if you have heard this or not. women tend to like shoes. yeah. we do. and you may want to have them no matter what, no matter how painful they are on your feet. early show style contributor katrina talked to some ladies about why they are so smitten with sandles and go bonnikers fm boots. >> from the simplest of flats to the sexiest of stillettos, women have aulz always had a love affair with footwear. >> hello, lover.

they hold a special place in our hearts. >> i have actually had them resoled three times. >> these are from my mom. >> i feel these are my lake-effecty shoes. >> these are my wedding shoes. >> special spots in our closet. >> the shoe does come first in my closet. >> i think they're really comfortable. >> i have my aching businesses meeting shoes. >> they don't even fit me. >> my happy shoes. >> ballet fanz flats. >> these are my funeral shoes. ♪ i put new shoes on >> the average woman owns 17 pairs of shoes. and despite the economy, shoe sales are soaring with women buying three pairs a year and spending an average of $49 on each. the eighth floor of saks fifth avenue in new york city is the largest shoe department in the u.s. it even has its own zip code. officially registered with the postal service. if all the shoeboxes at macy's were laid end to end, they would stretch from new york city to albuquerque, new mexico. >> is there such a thing as having too many pairs of shoes? >> no. >> i have a closet dedicated to

shoes. >> peep toe. >> wejz. >> i appreciate them almost like artwork. >> sandles. >> boots. >> bootsies. >> my husband has called me emelda before. >> if you find a pair of shoes that you just absolutely love but maybe they hurt just a little bit, is it worth it? >> yes. >> absolutely. >> even when they hurt us, 60% of women say they're willing to tolerate pain for the perfect pair. so just why are women so head over heels about shoes? >> when you purchase shoes, it stimulates a part of your brain, and it's the same rush that like a stamp collector gets when they find a cool stamp. >> a pretty shoe makes you feel good. >> they can make or break an outfit. >> if you have a fat day, shoes always fit. >> from fairy tale to that first pair of heels, women are sure to be smitten with shoes for years to come. >> we are smitten. recently the editors at shopsmart magazine did some

shopping and testing. we're here to find out what they found. you always have some fun tips for us. >> good morning. >> one of the things you did -- as much as we love shoes, a lot of women even if they're maybe not the most comfortable, we wear them anyway. >> we are totally willing to sacrifice comfort for fashion, but in terms of our tests, we actually found, yes, spending more does not necessarily get you a more comfortable shoe. >> which is great. you took a look at three different price points of shoes to see just how comfortable they are. >> but also styling we looked at. we looked at the construction of them. we looked at target mossimo shoes, nine west shoes, and minolo blanet shoes. we had panelists walk around and we covered up the labels. we had them fill out a survey about what they looked like, whether they would buy them or not, and we cut them all in half to look inside, and sent them to a shoe expert. >> this is fascinating to see

that you did cut them in half. what did you find when you opened them up? >> what we found is differences. the shoe that -- the first shoe here, target shoe, was not as well constructed as the more expensive shoe. >> right. >> not as flexible. the inside is more stiff. these were mostly made of manmade material, and women found these the least comfortable. >> interesting. >> in the $30 price point. >> up next, the midrange nine west, about $70. >> yes. >> women said that these were the most comfortable shoe. they said they would buy these shoes over any other shoe. >> is there something in the construction that -- >> they were more flexible. the leather was nice. they had nice construction details too. the stitching was on the inside of the shoe as opposed to on the outside. they're really a nicely made shoe for $70. >> for almost $600, did people tend to think that this shoe was worth it as the testers were out there walking around? >> these were the sexiest of the shoes we tested, and they were the best constructed.

they had -- all the shoes have a dowel in them, a metal dowel that holds up the heel, but this one was reinforced with extra screws. it had a much more flexible lining on the inside of it. the leather was really nice, but women said that their feet felt a little scrunched in these. >> okay. for most of us the midrange was the best. most of us can't afford these. you have a number of different shoes here that we can look at. for comfort as well as a little bit of style. we'll start with this first grouping here. >> well, this grouping is sort of representing a tip in our story that when you are looking for shoes that are comfortable, the two things you got to keep in mind is, first, get the right size. a lot of us if something is on sale we're snapping it up even if it's not our size. it's very important to get the right size. couplers can increase the shoe as much as half the size. if you get a shoe that's not comfortable, probably never comfortable. sdhoo that's a waste of money. >> these shoes have narrow heel cups. look at the heel cup and make

sure it fits snugly, but not too much. >> you don't want to -- >> no rubbing. >> so that's the heel cup. we also looked at shoes. these are some really comfortable shoes in this next grouping. what makes them so comfortable? what is it? >> well, the point here that we wanted to make is that as you get older, your foot pads actually thin out. it becomes more and more important to look for shoes that have a little extra padding as you get older. some shoe manufacturers actually make shoes with extra padding, and these are a couple of the manufacturers that do that. cole haan with nike. you feel -- >> can you feel that. these also have a platform, which i have to say i'm a firm believer that that little extra bit really -- >> it does. >> the geox is another brand. kenneth cole has a line called gentle soles that's nice. feel the inside of the shoe, and make sure there's a little bit of springiness in there. >> i like that one. >> flats, a lot of times we go to flats because we think it's a go to and a comfortable shoe. not necessarily.

they don't always have as much support. >> if it's got no support, actually it's -- it may not be any better than a really high sh -- you're going to be ng uncomfortable, and if you are going to wear a really high heel all the time, that's not good either. a lot of women don't know, but if you wear them all the time, you can get stress fractures, hammer toes, bunions, all that stuff. >> there are things that can help you. we'll put those on our website. try to make your shoes more comfortable, and also on our website you will find some of the best on-line sites for buying your shoes, because i know you did a little research on those as well. lisa lee friedman, thank you for having us here. i love shoes. chris. >> thank you. >> erica, thank you very much. spring has sprung, so it is time to start seed and planting. master gardener william moss is here as we begin to start our garden early series here this morning. good to see you again. >> doing good, chris. >> the first official full week of spring. >> right. >> a little cold in some parts of the country, like here in the northeast, but it is never, never too early to start your garden, right?

>> definitely not. the veggies are ready. although the temperature may not say spring, the -- >> we're going to start with seeding here. some simple tips for people that do want to start seeding would be? >> the thing about seeding is inexpensive and it's easy to do. you have to plant them twice as deep as they are wide. hold the seeds. >> put them in your hand? >> make a little line there. >> you just make sure that it doesn't matter if you put too many. just make sure you fill it all the way up, and then after that you come through. that's it. that's good enough. cover them up. get some water on tlem. those guides are ready to go. >> you said this is easy and anybody can do it. >> look, we have another -- >> we move on to the veggie plants here. >> right. >> some of the guys are going to be good. you'll have to plant them and start as a plant, like this pepper plant. i'm going to having you dump a little fertilizer in this hole

for me. i'm going to just make a little hole in the center. >> that's fertilizer. >> yeah, it is. >> that's good enough. >> a little pungant. >> make sure the dirt is nice and rich. >> pack it in. >> pack it in. >> put them in here. this guy is ready to go and grow and in about -- fast forward -- two and a half months, we got peppers. >> how about watering? >> you just water about an inch a week. >> about an inch a week. that's fine. >> let's go to blueberries here. most people don't think you can grow blueberries, and they're nutritious, delicious, easy to grow, and they're american. we're going to take this american beauty, and take him out and pop him right into the pot. pull him up, sit him right here, and just like -- >> need some help, right? >> yep. just like with our pepper, we're going to plant it in nice, rich soil. we can dump all that in there. >> any of your hardware stores on the weekend, go on down there and get in line with everybody else. >> yeah. >> get the soil.

>> get in line. dump the whole thing in there. spread this guy out. now this blueberry is good to go. of course, you're going to get some water on him, but you can't beat having blueberries in your garden like that. >> you can put different kinds in there, right? >> put more than one variety. plant one. plant another. i like to add herbs, too. it's a neat thing when you put herbs in with your flowers because they repell pests. >> is that right? >> you can grow anywhere. containers. also, if you don't have vertical space -- ground space, can you go vertical and plant things. here in the topsy-turvy, that's how your vegetables are going to start. >> that's probably about two and a half months. again, that's what you're going to get. >> let's talk about may notance now, because different climates, different areas. >> here's the number one thing for your veggies, blueberries. all you want to do is get some mulch out. get a goodrich mulch. this is a compost. we're going to use a compost as a mulch, and we're feeding at the same time that we're that takes care of two birds

with one stone. >> are there different composts, different mulch? >> is there one particular that works better than others? >> your own compost is the best stuff possible. look for something that's organic if you don't have your own. i'm going to let you water because the garden needs about an inch of water a week, and i'll just go ahead and mulch this and finish putting out our compost as mull cl. water those lettuces, and then the final thing that people have to do to maintain, perfect -- final thing is they have to remember to fertilize. we're starting with a bunch of new plants. i'm going to sprinkle some of this start-up fertilizer out. >> you want to water over the fert lidzer, right? >> you want to water over the top of that fertilizer. we'll be sure to work it in, and now this garden is going to be productive for quite a while, and it's a neat thing about it that anyone can do this anywhere. >> it will work indoors too, huh? >> work indoors. great for urban schools where you may not have a lot of soil, but you got place to put it. >> great to see you, as always. looking forward to seeing more of you as we continue to watch our garden grow here. tomorrow on "the early show" william will have more tips on

getting your yard ready for spring. we're going to be right back here, though. we'll check back in on our guard sxen see what's grown in the last two and a half minutes when we come back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

beautiful sunlight outside. >> what do you say we make a mad dash for it? >> i'm with you. >> it's friday. >> it is. >> how about that? >> any weekend plans real quick before we go? >> basketball's on. >> yeah. basketball is going to be big. >> good stuff. >> my bracket is a disaster. >> ice cream social. >> i'm going to go to lunch. >> that's right. >> you are going to london. >> i am going to london tonight. i'm going to go look at hats while i'm in london. hats. we're going to do a tour of westminster abbey and we will be live from london for you on monday with some previews for the big royal wedding. >> oh, you're going for work? >> yes, for work.

and i'm going to do a run through t"the erica hill experiment" around london. >> nice. >> parliament. >> and i'm going to bring you back presents. >> and i'm going to bring you back presents. ,, i tore both my rotator cuffs. first i injured this shoulder, then this one, then this one two more times. playing with my kids was not an option. when a lot of doctors could have gone in and just said, "no, can't fix it." but he didn't give up. today i can throw my kids around in the pool. i can still coach rugby and share my love of the game. announcer: at sutter health, our story is you. for more stories, visit sutterhealth.org.

headlines... a se lear it is 8:55. good morning, everyone. i'm sydnie kohara. with your cbs 5 news headlines. a set back at the nuclear power plant in japan. operators there have stopped work at three reactors to check on radiation levels. radio active water that burned workers may have come from a breach at the core. the japanese prime minister is calling the situation grave and serious. a big cleanup job in capitola today, after glad waters rushed through about two -- floodwaters rushed through about two dozen areas in the downtown area. a mobile home park nearby remains evacuated as one in the selten area, santa cruz county. no injuries have been reported. pg&e may avoy millions of dollars in fine of the state public utility commission is

finding pg&e $6 million for failing to provide documents on pressure levels in gas lines but the fine may be cut in half if the utility provides the information by the end of august. traffic and a look at the weather around the bay area is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning, we're still dealing with slick surfaces out there. so take it slow. we are monitoring a brand new accident, eastbound 80 at grand. it looks like lanes are blocked. chp is on the scene as well as fire crews. bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is very light. no delays at all. in fact, you're clear off the east shore freeway and across the upper deck in san francisco. looking good on the san mateo bridge as well. no wind advisories in effect. 880, slow into hayward. northbound looking gould. and the southbound checking in problem free. things are getting better in downtown san jose. that's traffic. here is the forecast with lawrence. >> showers continuing around the bay area. no widespread rainfall like yesterday but scattered pockets of moderate to heavier amounts of rainfall. looking to the east bay, you can see some of the cells moving through. as well as the north bay as well. on and off today, more scattered showers. it will toon into the afternoon hours. prepare for that. you will see some sunny breaks in between. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. overnight tonight, we will see a storm move in again. bringing in more rain to the bay area. the possibility of more mud

slides. you bet. showers continuing into sunday. drying out next week. ,,,,